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Understanding Media Economics [Paperback]

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076196875X 978-0761968757 June 15, 2002 1st

Understanding Media Economics provides a clear, precise introduction to the key economic concepts and issues affecting the media.

The book: explains the fundamental concepts relevant to the study of media economics; considers the key industrial questions facing the media industries today; relates economic theory to business practice; covers a wide range of media activity - advertising, television, film, print media, and new media; and looks at the impact of economics on public policy.


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`This book provides an extremely well written and informative introduction to the subject of media economics, characterized by clarity in the explanation of concepts or frameworks and by a balanced discussion for the respective positions in areas of debate' - Paul MacDonald, Roehampton Institute

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  • Paperback: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd; 1st edition (June 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 076196875X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761968757
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The book is an excellent resource for understanding economics of Media. It covers the terrain in great depth.
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First Sentence:
The study of media and communications has traditionally been dominated by non-economic disciplines. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
direct viewer payments, many media firms, vertical supply chain, diagonal expansion, competitive duplication, programme suppliers, audiovisual content, digital compression techniques, media provision, media economics, imported programming, broadcast output, cinema admissions, audiovisual products, media output, television content, broadcasting markets, newspaper titles, vertical expansion
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Times, Advertising Association, Financial Times, Time Warner, Screen Digest, News International, Daily Telegraph, Big Brother, News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, Zenith Media, Channel Four, Competition Commission, European Union, Screen Finance, Chris Llewellyn
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